realised niche

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Portion of a species’ fundamental niche that it actually occupies.
Note: The realized niche is narrower than the fundamental niche due to pressure from, and interactions with, other organisms (e.g., superior competitors).
See: Hutchinsonian niche, niche
Source:
PAC, 2009, 81, 829. (Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)) on page 935 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'realised niche' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.14973 RIS BibTex EndNote
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